That ain't the half of it sister! We went around this backwards in that she saw the orthopedic surgeon and the pulmonary doctor before we found her a general practioner. But we went to someone they recommended.
Wife and her sister took Nana in. Doctor asked "So, how are you?"
Nana said, "fine."
Wife (being a good G.R.I.T.S) said "NO, YOU'RE NOT! This is what she tells me doctor..." and she proceeded to go down the list of everything Nana complains about.
Then the doctor started looking at the list of medicines Nana is taking.
"Why are you taking this?"
"Because I have _____."
"No, you don't"
"Why are you taking this?"
"Because I have _____."
"No, you don't"
He told her "We're gonna get you over this surgery and then go thru all the medicines you're taking. You probably don't need most of them."
THEN he said, "And we're gonna get rid of that cane. Why do you use it anyway?"
"I'm afraid of falling."
"But the more you're afraid of falling, the more likely you are to sit and not be active, then the more likely you're going to fall..."
We really, really, really like this doctor!